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Method and apparatus for switching bit stream type of video playing

US10827222B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateAug 23, 2017
Grant dateNov 3, 2020
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Expiry dateAug 23, 2037

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N21/6379
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The embodiments of the present application disclose a method and an apparatus for switching a bit stream type of a video presentation. The method comprises: determining a plurality of video presentations that have been started; determining a current split screen mode according to the number of the started video presentations; determining a bit stream type corresponding to the current split screen mode according to a preset correspondence between split screen modes and bit stream types; and switching a bit stream type of each started video presentation according to the determined bit stream type or bit stream types. The embodiments of the present application avoid a client from running out of memory and crashing.

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